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Re:Ask HN: What makes a good online community? on Saturday December 09, 2017 @02:12PM (#15887456)
Well, we are on HN: it is a good community because of both quality technical content and a engaged userbase.
"Beginning on November 20, 1923, 1,000,000,000,000 old Marks were exchanged for 1 Rentemark, this ended the hyperinflation and the German Mark was never in trouble again."

The end, and we learn nothing about how this fixed the situation.

If you are turning 18, why not try to get paid for your open-source work: https://developers.google.com/open-source/gsoc/

Most small companies have enough to worry about paying full-timers, let alone take on interns. If you are very ambitious, you can try becoming a contract developer (other people here are better-equipped to talk about that in detail).

Re:Ask HN: How do you know if you're employable? on Saturday December 09, 2017 @01:55PM (#15887337)
It depends on the company: not all are picky about your degree as long as you can show your skill. A common recommendation I have seen is to make a "project portfolio" that showcases the skills for the job you are interested in, and make a blog to explain these projects. It's about marketing yourself.